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Jonathan remembers the life of his father a neuropsychiatrist who self diagnoses on alzheimers disease next on book tv. Tonight i am delighted to introduce an acclaimed writer and tireless advocate and integrated public education. For 50 years he has worked among the nations most vulnerable children. His books, as you well no, include the shame of the nation, amazing grace, savage inequalities and being a teacher. He received the National Book award at an early age chronicling his teaching. He has received the Robert F Kennedy award two hi fella ships and two rockefeller scholarships. The book...

Book, perhaps the most personal story of his career. It tells the story of his father, a nationallyknown physician who specialized in brain disorders, be who showed an and who showed an astonishing ability at the onset of his own alzheimers disease to explain the causes of his sickness and hen to narrate step by step his slow descent into dementia. Less about the loss of memory than the effort to create a testament to to forgiveness and to love. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming Jonathan Kozol to the free library of philadelphia. [applause] thanks very much, janet. Im honored t...

Louise barnett appeared on booknotes but the military and private life of general george custer. In her book professor barnett depicts a man had never adjusted to life after his success at leading volunteers in the civil war. It examines how the battle of the little bighorn depicted him as a mythic hero and a villain. Heres a look at encore booknotes. Cspan Louise Barnett, author of touched by fire, whats that title mean . Guest it comes from a speech that Oliver Wendell holmes made about the civil war, and it seemed to me very appropriate. He said, to our great good fortune and our youth, our...

One and 35 theyre all state hows highway and trying to deal with the state and the highways is not always easy ive had high battles as filling knows but were effort we have a former john burton staffer someone who works with john burton in the senate who now it the secretary of transportation bryan kelly who really helped to make that happen today bryan clapping. thank you im not sure if i should say thank you e. R. Apologize im happy to be here i say before the took the appointed from josh and should that the executive branch i spent 17 years working that in the state senate in sacramento and...

The library. Mississippi is fortunate to have so strong a supporter of literature, music and arts as congressman greg harper, now in fifth term, harper shares the committee on House Administration and serves House Committee of energy and commerce and joint committee on printing an more pertantly chair committee. Here is congressman gregg happen harper,. What a great day. All the work thats been done, you cant say enough to all of the people that have participated, but its my honor to have in mississippi dr. Carla hayden 14th librarian of congress. Still new on the job. We had an incredible day...